880 Keys to the City!

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How can a city have 880 keys? Take 10 pianos with 88 keys each, commission volunteer artists to turn them into works of art and scatter them in downtown locations. And there you go!

The “Keys to the City” exhibit features 10 beautifully decorated pianos located here through Sunday, August 26. A fundraiser for the School of Piano Technology for the Blind, the pianos are sponsored by various local businesses and will be donated to non-profit organizations. The pianos were donated to the school and tuned and repaired by its students. (Read more about the school in this 2010 ZEST blog post)

Which one is your favorite? You can comment below and vote (and see more photos) here through August 31, 2012.

Piano by Chris Weiss at Grand Central Courtyard

Chris Weiss piano

Piano by Julia Rosenstein on the Waterfront walk

Piano by Julia Rosenstein

Piano by Julia Rosenstein

Piano by Jadia Ward at City Hall

Piano by Jadia Ward

Piano by Jadia Ward

Piano by Natalie Andrzejeski at Riverview Bank Tower Lobby

Piano by Open House Family Shelter at Torque Coffee

Piano by Open House Family Shelter

Piano by Natalie Andrzejeski at Vancouver Marketplace

Piano by Natalie Andrzejeski

Piano by Olinka Broadfoot at the Vancouver Hilton

Piano by Olinka Broadfoot

Piano by Sam Mackenzie and Kelly Keigwin at Turtle Place

Piano by Sam Mackenzie and Kelly Keigwin at the Kiggins Theater

Piano by Sam Mackenzie and Kelly Keigwin

Piano by Toni Partington and Michele Venclik in memory of Dollie Lynch at the Vancouver Community Library

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